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We use a recent scaling analysis of the quasielastic electron scattering data from $^{12}$C to predict the quasielastic charge-changing neutrino scattering cross sections within an uncertainty band. We use a scaling function extracted from…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-06-13 I. Ruiz Simo , V. L. Martinez-Consentino , J. E. Amaro , E. Ruiz Arriola

We discuss as accurately as possible the cross section of quasi-elastic scattering of electron (anti-)neutrinos on nucleons, also known as inverse beta decay in the case of antineutrinos. We focus on the moderate energy range from a few MeV…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-08-24 Giulia Ricciardi , Natascia Vignaroli , Francesco Vissani

Superscaling analyses of inclusive electron scattering from nuclei are extended from the quasielastic processes to the delta excitation region. The calculations of $(e,e^\prime)$ cross sections for the target nucleus $^{12}$C at various…

The Super-Scaling Approach (SuSA) model, based on the analogies between electron and neutrino interactions with nuclei, is reviewed and its application to the description of neutrino-nucleus scattering is presented. The contribution of both…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-11-10 J. E. Amaro , M. B. Barbaro , J. A. Caballero , T. W. Donnelly , R. Gonzalez-Jimenez , G. D. Megias , I. Ruiz Simo

Following recent studies of inclusive electron scattering from nuclei at high energies which focused on two-nucleon emission mediated by meson-exchange currents, in this work the superscaling behavior of such contributions is investigated.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 A. De Pace , M. Nardi , W. M. Alberico , T. W. Donnelly , A. Molinari

The treatment of nuclear effects in neutrino-nucleus interactions is one of the main sources of systematic uncertainty for the analysis and interpretation of data of neutrino oscillation experiments. Neutrinos interact with nuclei via…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-01-29 Carlotta Giusti , Martin V. Ivanov

The role of isospin in quasielastic electron scattering and charge-changing neutrino reactions is investigated in the relativistic impulse approximation. We analyze proton and neutron scaling functions making use of various theoretical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 J. A. Caballero , J. E. Amaro , M. B. Barbaro , T. W. Donnelly , J. M. Udias

We derive the contribution of $\Delta$-h excitations to quasielastic charged-current neutrino-nucleus scattering in the framework of relativistic mean-field theory. We discuss the effect of $\Delta$ production on the determination of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Hungchong Kim , S. Schramm , C. J. Horowitz

We present an improved model on neutrino- and electron-nucleon scattering cross sections using effective leading order PDFs with a new scaling variable xi_w. Non-perturbative QCD effects at low Q^2 are separately treated for u and d valence…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-10 Arie Bodek , Inkyu Park , Un-ki Yang

Available data on the polarization of the secondary proton (as a function of its momentum $K$) in the inelastic ({\it p, p$'$}) reactions with the $^{9}$Be, $^{12}$C, and $^{40}$Ca nuclei and differential cross section data (the momentum…

We present our recent progress in the description of neutrino-nucleus interaction in the GeV region, of interest for ongoing and future oscillation experiments. In particular, we discuss the weak excitation of two-particle-two-hole states…

The charged-current quasi-elastic scattering of muon neutrino on a carbon target is calculated for neutrino energy up to 2.8 GeV using the relativistic distorted-wave impulse approximation with relativistic optical potential, which was…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-08-20 A. V. Butkevich

Next generation neutrino oscillation experiments will need a quantitative understanding of neutrino-nucleus interaction far better than ever. Kinematics covered by the relevant neutrino-nucleus interaction spans wide region, from the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-02-28 S. X. Nakamura , Y. Hayato , M. Hirai , H. Kamano , S. Kumano , M. Sakuda , K. Saito , T. Sato

The scattering rate of multi-${\rm TeV}$ and ${\rm PeV}$ energy neutrinos is fast becoming an interesting topic in (astro)particle-physics. This is due to experimental progress at Neutrino Telescopes such as IceCube which have begun to gain…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-04-28 Rhorry Gauld

Quasielastic double differential neutrino cross sections can be obtained in a phenomenological model based on the superscaling behavior of electron scattering data. In this talk the superscaling approach (SuSA) is reviewed and its validity…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-05-20 J. E. Amaro , M. B. Barbaro , J. A. Caballero , T. W. Donnelly

We suggest that superscaling in electroweak interactions with nuclei, namely the observation that the reduced electron-nucleus cross sections are to a large degree independent of the momentum transfer and of the nuclear species, can be used…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-01-22 M. B. Barbaro , J. E. Amaro , J. A. Caballero , R. Cenni , T. W. Donnelly , A. Molinari , J. M. Udias

Charged current inclusive neutrino-nucleus cross sections are evaluated using the superscaling model for quasielastic scattering and its extension to the pion production region. The contribution of two-particle-two-hole vector…

The charged-current quasi-elastic scattering of muon neutrinos on calcium and argon targets is calculated for neutrino energy up to 2.8 GeV. The calculations are done within the framework of the relativistic distorted-wave impulse…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-05-30 A. V. Butkevich

We review coherent scattering of neutrinos on nuclei by coupling the weak currents to vector and axial-vector meson states. The couplings are obtained from known reactions, like $\tau$--lepton and vector meson decays. We compute and present…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 E. A. Paschos , A. V. Kartavtsev

We provide integrated cross sections for quasielastic charged-current neutrino-nucleus scattering. Results evaluated using the phenomenological scaling function extracted from the analysis of experimental $(e,e')$ data are compared with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 J. E. Amaro , M. B. Barbaro , J. A. Caballero , T. W. Donnelly